Upper turner



S. J. PENTLER ET AL- UPPER TURNER r Mar. 13, 1923. 1,448,417

Filed Nov. 17, 1921 2 sheets-sheet 1 Mar. 13, 1923. 1,448,417

S. J. PENTLER ET AL UPPER TURNER Filed Nov. 1v, 1921 2 sheets-sheet 2 all? I %/7f 1 1 W W Patented Mar. 13, 1923.

UNITED era-res PATENT crimes,

SIGMUND JOSEPH PENTLER AND OTTO R. SHORT, OF WAUSAU, WISCONSI1\I.

K UPPER TURNER.

Application filed lll'ovember 17, 1921. Serial No. 515,767.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, SIGMUND JOSEPH PENTLER and Or'ro R. SHORT, both citizens of the United States, and residents of Wausau, in the county of Marathon and State of lVisconsin, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Upper Turners; and we do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear,.and exact description thereof.

Our invention is a device for turnin up the uppers of shoes to facilitate the a Xation of the welt and outsole.

It is especially adapted for stitching down shoes and designed to operate on a shoe af ter it is lasted. and inseamed.

It is provided with anvil and hammerportions functioning to apply pressure to pull.

the upper upward and outward from the shoe, flattening out the edge and giving it the right shape; to press the inseam stitch down, to better enable the welting to cover.

same; to straighten the inseam stitch to form a uniform line at the extreme bottom edge of the insole and to shape the'upper into a flange for the attachment of outsole.

An important feature of the invention is the construction of the hammer whereby it will adjust itself to different dimensions of different leather.

Other objects will tion proceeds.

Reference is had to the accompanying drawings, in whichappear as the descrip- Figure 1 shows a side elevation with parts handle 17 for throwing in and out of en-.

gagement with sheave 18, on which a belt is adapted to operate, and which is rotatable upon shaft 15.

Spring actuated pin 19 is provided to coact with pin 20 to retain the clutch in or out of engagement.

Rigid with shaft 15 is fly-wheel 21, provided with an eccentric pin 22 on which pitman :23 provided with a suitable bearing surface,' isattached to rotate. Also integral with base 10 is standard 24 hollowed out at 25 and provided'with a transverse shaft 26 on which lever27 is mounted for rotation. l

Lever is provided with lugs 28 aper tured to receive a pin 29, affording pivotal relationship of lever 27 with pitman 23, lever 27 being provided with chamber 30 for the reception of the pitman Lever 27 is also provided with lugs 31 receiving transverse pin 32 on which hammer 33 is;

pivoted and prevented from outward move,-

mentby plate 34:. Spring 85 tends to hold hammer 13 in an outer position and is affixed at 36 to lug 37 onlever 27. Standard 24 is provided with grip 38, having hori-.- zontally directed screws 39 for regulating the horizontal position of anvil 40: and

screws 41 for regulating the vertical position of said anvil, the screws being adjustable by reason of their threaded relationship. I

In the operation of the device, power is transmitted to shaft 15 through sheave'18 when the clutch is thrown imthus rotating fiy-wheel 21 and pin 22, and moving pitman .23. This causes lever 27 to move up and down causing hammer 33 and anvil 40 to contact.

When a shoe is subjected to the operation of the machine, the upper 4n has been provided with an inseam, last 42 being shown in Figure 4: between the insole 43 and the uppera,

As shown in Figure 4,, anvil 40 provides a rest and guide for the shoe which is moved along the extreme end thereof. Hammer 33 in its upward movement presses down the inseam stitch and straightens it to form a uniform line at the extreme bottom edge of the insole and turns the upper outward flattening it and shaping it into a flangefor the attachment of the outsole and the reception of the welting on its upper surface. I

Hammer 33 moves into the position shown in dotted lines in Figure 4, thus exerting a pulley action.

It is apparent that the inclined surface and the pivotal action of hammer 33 adapt it to operate on different dimensions of upper leather. I

We claim:

1. In an upper turner, an anvil provided with a downwardly directed portion, having a flat inclined face,and a hammer having a corresponding plane face and movable to press an upper against said anvil, said inclined faces being directed at an acute angle with respect to the line of travel of said hammer.

2. The method of treating a lasted and inseamed; shoe, comprising flattening and drawing upward and outwardby stretching pull of a small area of the upper projecting beyond the inseam stitch and pressing down and straightening the inseam stitch on the border of said area, said flatteninqdrawing, pressing, and straightening being performed substantially simultaneously; and the simultaneous flattening, drawing, pressing, and straightening of succeeding areas to shape and prepare the upper for attachment of the out sole.

in an upper turner, an anvil support therefora lever pivoted to said support, a hammer pivoted thereto, a spring for directing said hammer outwardly, said hammer andsaid anvil having correspondingly inclined surfaces for gripping and pulling the shoe upper, and means for reciprocating said lever.

4:. In an upper turner, an anvil, a support therefor, means for adjusting the position of said anvil on said support, a lever pivoted to said support, a hammer pivoted thereto, a spring for directing said hammer outwardly, saidhammer and said anvil having correspondingly inclined surfaces for gripping and pulling a shoe upper and means for moving said lever up and down.

5. In an upper turner, an anvil, a support therefor, means for adjusting the position of said anvil on said support and securing said anvil immovable inv adjusted position, a

lever pivoted to said support, a hammer pivoted thereto, a spring for directing said hammer outwardly, said hammer and said anvil having corespondingly HICllIlQCl SIlT- faces for gripp ng and pulling a shoe upper, and means for recip'rocatlng said lever.

6. The combination of a reciprocating member, a pivot thereon, a hammer on said pivot having a flat contact face inclined with respect to a linepassing rom said pivot to said face, and an anvil having a contact face inclined to cooperate with said hammer, said pivot and said contact faces being always substantially alined.

'Z. lln an upper turner, an anvil, a support therefor, means for adjusting the positionof said anvil on said support, a lever pivoted to said support, means for reciprocating said lever, a hammer pivotedon sa d lever and reciprocated thereby, said anvil and said hammer having contact faces inclined with respect to the line of travel of said hammer, said hammer being adapted to contact with a shoe upper on said anvil, and resilient means urging the inclined face of said hammer towards the inclined-face of said anvil, but yielding as said faces approach, said hammer face sliding as said hammer moves-.upwardlyto exert a pulling opposite each other, and resilient means for directing said hammer outwardly to permit inward movement thereof, and asliding in,- wardly of the face of the hammer with respect to the face of the anvil. I I

Intestimony that weclaim the foregoing we have hereunto set our hands at l Vausau, in the county, of Marathon and State' of WVisconsin. I, i

SIG'MUND JOSEPH PENTL'ER.

OTTO R. SHORT; 

